KINGSTON – A hamlet of Wallkill man has been arrested and charged with a felony of being an operator leaving the scene of an accident or injury resulting in death.
State Police said just before 9 p.m. on July 16, a motorcycle rider identified as Scott Richter, 51, of Mount Marion, was making a left turn onto King’s Highway from westbound Route 212 in the Town of Saugerties when a 2013 Honda driven by Chase Godwin, 24, traveling eastbound on Route 212, continued through the intersection in violation of a traffic control device and struck the motorcycle.
The collision caused the motorcycle to spin several times, ejecting Reichter onto the roadway.
Godwin, the driver of the car, continued eastbound without stopped and fled the scene into the Village of Saugerties.During the course of the investigation, Godwin and his vehicle were identified as being involved in the crash. He reported to the State Police barracks on August
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